US HB1597 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 218-73)
Status: Introduced on March 7 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-08 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Requires the Department of Health and Human Services to designate the Chief Nurse Officer of the Public Health Service as the National Nurse for Public Health. The position includes the authority to (1) provide leadership and coordination of Public Health Service nursing professional affairs for the Office of the Surgeon General and other agencies of the Public Health Service, (2) conduct outreach and education, and (3) provide guidance and leadership for activities that will increase public safety and emergency preparedness. The National Nurse for Public Health must (1) participate in identification of national health priorities, (2) encourage volunteerism of nurses and strengthen the relationship between government agencies and health-related national organizations, and (3) promote the dissemination of evidence-based practice in educating the public on health promotion and disease prevention activities.

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Title

National Nurse Act of 2019

Sponsors

Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]Rep. Peter King [R-NY]Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]
Rep. Susan Brooks [R-IN]Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]Rep. Earl Carter [R-GA]Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]
Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]Rep. Rodney Davis [R-IL]Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]
Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA]Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI]Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]
Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA]Rep. Jeff Fortenberry [R-NE]Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]
Rep. Morgan Griffith [R-VA]Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler [R-WA]Rep. Will Hurd [R-TX]
Rep. Bill Johnson [R-OH]Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]Rep. Adam Kinzinger [R-IL]
Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]Rep. David McKinley [R-WV]
Rep. Alexander Mooney [R-WV]Rep. Joseph Neguse [D-CO]Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]
Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]Rep. Kurt Schrader [D-OR]Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL]
Rep. Elise Stefanik [R-NY]Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]Rep. Susan Wild [D-PA]
Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]Rep. Don Young [R-AK]Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]
Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL]Rep. Jim Costa [D-CA]Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]
Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA]Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]
Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]Rep. Norma Torres [D-CA]Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]
Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV]Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]
Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX]Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]
Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC]Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]
Rep. Sam Graves [R-MO]Rep. Lisa Rochester [D-DE]Rep. Denver Riggleman [R-VA]Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]
Rep. Tim Walberg [R-MI]Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]
Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]Rep. Gregorio Sablan [D-MP]
Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]Rep. Steve Stivers [R-OH]Rep. Doug Lamborn [R-CO]Rep. Tom O'Halleran [D-AZ]
Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]Rep. Michael Turner [R-OH]
Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL]Rep. Marc Veasey [D-TX]Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R-FL]Rep. Ayanna Pressley [D-MA]
Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]Rep. Donald Norcross [D-NJ]Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]
Rep. Harley Rouda [D-CA]Rep. Katie Hill [D-CA]Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]Rep. Glenn Thompson [R-PA]
Rep. Christopher Pappas [D-NH]Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM]Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]
Rep. Abby Finkenauer [D-IA]Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]Rep. John Katko [R-NY]Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]
Rep. Nanette Barragan [D-CA]Rep. Lori Trahan [D-MA]Rep. Elizabeth Fletcher [D-TX]Rep. Hakeem Jeffries [D-NY]
Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]Rep. Tom Malinowski [D-NJ]Rep. John Rutherford [R-FL]Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]
Rep. Steve Watkins [R-KS]Rep. Josh Harder [D-CA]Rep. Max Rose [D-NY]Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA]
Rep. Vicente Gonzalez [D-TX]Rep. Lucy McBath [D-GA]Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL]Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]
Rep. Thomas Suozzi [D-NY]Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]Rep. Salud Carbajal [D-CA]Rep. Val Demings [D-FL]
Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]Rep. Richard Hudson [R-NC]
Rep. Jimmy Gomez [D-CA]Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA]Rep. Rebecca Sherrill [D-NJ]Rep. TJ Cox [D-CA]
Rep. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ]Rep. Daniel Kildee [D-MI]Rep. Kathleen Rice [D-NY]Rep. Pete Stauber [R-MN]
Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon [D-PA]Rep. Anthony Gonzalez [R-OH]Rep. Jeff Van Drew [R-NJ]Rep. Denny Heck [D-WA]
Rep. Raul Ruiz [D-CA]Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]
Rep. Ed Case [D-HI]Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY]Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]
Rep. James Himes [D-CT]Rep. Donald McEachin [D-VA]Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]
Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY]Rep. Jimmy Panetta [D-CA]
Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]Rep. Angela Craig [D-MN]Rep. Suzanne Lee [D-NV]
Rep. Joseph Morelle [D-NY]Rep. Pete Aguilar [D-CA]Rep. Al Lawson [D-FL]Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]
Rep. Lois Frankel [D-FL]Rep. Jared Golden [D-ME]Rep. Carol Miller [R-WV]Rep. Abigail Spanberger [D-VA]
Rep. Greg Steube [R-FL]Rep. Andy Kim [D-NJ]Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]Rep. Dan Newhouse [R-WA]
Rep. Nita Lowey [D-NY]Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D-MD]Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]Rep. Gil Cisneros [D-CA]
Rep. Jason Crow [D-CO]Rep. Pete Olson [R-TX]Rep. David Trone [D-MD]Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]
Rep. Bill Flores [R-TX]Rep. Debra Haaland [D-NM]Rep. Josh Gottheimer [D-NJ]Rep. Antonio Delgado [D-NY]
Rep. Madeleine Dean [D-PA]Rep. Brian Mast [R-FL]Rep. Luis Correa [D-CA]Rep. Jahana Hayes [D-CT]
Rep. Jesus Garcia [D-IL]Rep. Anthony Brindisi [D-NY]Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell [D-FL]Rep. Anthony Brown [D-MD]
Rep. Haley Stevens [D-MI]Rep. Katherine Clark [D-MA]Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi [D-IL]
Rep. Elaine Luria [D-VA]Rep. Mike Levin [D-CA]Rep. Sharice Davids [D-KS]Rep. Sean Casten [D-IL]
Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA]Rep. Ken Calvert [R-CA]Rep. Colin Allred [D-TX]
Rep. William Keating [D-MA]Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]Rep. Ami Bera [D-CA]Rep. Richard Neal [D-MA]
Rep. Charlie Crist [D-FL]Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick [D-AZ]Rep. Jennifer Wexton [D-VA]Rep. Cindy Axne [D-IA]
Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]Rep. Al Green [D-TX]Rep. Stephanie Murphy [D-FL]Rep. Veronica Escobar [D-TX]
Rep. Brenda Lawrence [D-MI]Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA]Rep. David Scott [D-GA]Rep. Daniel Webster [R-FL]
Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ]Rep. Lee Zeldin [R-NY]Rep. Jim Cooper [D-TN]Rep. Kim Schrier [D-WA]
Rep. Rashida Tlaib [D-MI]Rep. Katie Porter [D-CA]Rep. Greg Stanton [D-AZ]Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R-WA]
Rep. Joaquin Castro [D-TX]Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]Rep. Andy Levin [D-MI]Rep. Tulsi Gabbard [D-HI]
Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]Rep. Brendan Boyle [D-PA]Rep. Chrissy Houlahan [D-PA]Sen. Markwayne Mullin [R-OK]
Rep. Xochitl Torres Small [D-NM]Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]Rep. Doug LaMalfa [R-CA]Rep. Michael Waltz [R-FL]
Rep. Filemon Vela [D-TX]Rep. Robert Latta [R-OH]Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez [D-NY]Rep. Sylvia Garcia [D-TX]
Rep. Fred Keller [R-PA]Rep. Bruce Westerman [R-AR]Rep. Vicky Hartzler [R-MO]Rep. Adrian Smith [R-NE]
Rep. Scott Tipton [R-CO]Rep. Don Bacon [R-NE]Rep. Cedric Richmond [D-LA]Rep. Rob Woodall [R-GA]
Rep. Jody Hice [R-GA]Rep. Ralph Norman [R-SC]Rep. Joe Cunningham [D-SC]Rep. Tom Emmer [R-MN]
Rep. David Roe [R-TN]Rep. Austin Scott [R-GA]Rep. James Hagedorn [R-MN]Rep. Steve Womack [R-AR]
Rep. John Moolenaar [R-MI]Rep. Joe Wilson [R-SC]Rep. Kevin Hern [R-OK]Rep. Alma Adams [D-NC]
Rep. Frank Lucas [R-OK]Rep. Dean Phillips [D-MN]Rep. Glenn Grothman [R-WI]Rep. Donna Shalala [D-FL]
Rep. William Timmons [R-SC]Rep. Drew Ferguson [R-GA]Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN]Rep. Elissa Slotkin [D-MI]
Rep. Bradley Byrne [R-AL]Rep. David Price [D-NC]Rep. Jack Bergman [R-MI]Rep. Robert Aderholt [R-AL]
Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]Rep. Tom Rice [R-SC]
Rep. Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon [R-PR]Rep. Steven Horsford [D-NV]Rep. Michael Guest [R-MS]

History

DateChamberAction
2019-03-08HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2019-03-07HouseReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2019-03-07HouseIntroduced in House

Same As/Similar To

SB696 (Same As) 2019-03-07 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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